Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McRae, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McRae and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McRae
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for McRae:
- 32.068899, -82.900667
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McRae
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Telfair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Telfair County
- Since McRae is near Wheeler County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McRae ...
We found ten communities that share the name McRae.
Within Georgia, the name McRae is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of McRae [Barbour County].
- Covington County
- This McRae is located in Covington County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the McRae that is located in Telfair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of McRae.
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of McRae [Henry County].
- Alberta
- This McRae lies 2,086 miles [3,357.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the McRae that is located in Telfair County.
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Michigan
- Montana
- Texas
- Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near McRae ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Cedarpark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Helena
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Telfair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
- Jay Bird Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay Bird Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird Springs
- Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Poplar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Telfair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>
- Towns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Workmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From McRae to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McRae to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McRae and extending to:
- McRae - Helena, which is the Seat of Telfair County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from McRae to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McRae. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that McRae could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McRae) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McRae. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0689, Longitude: -82.9007 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McRae, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from McRae to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.323 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.369 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.128 degrees. |